Carl G. Jung
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Carl G. Jung was a German psychologist who said some things about archetypes, myths, and our "shadow." Mostly, his materials can simply be dismissed.
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Famous for his work on archetypes and the unconscious. Said the unconscious consisted of contents sourced in ancient experience, in the "prehistoric psyche."[1] Also said the unconsciousness was a source of inspiration, the font of human genius.[2]
For reason I do not believe Jung fully understood, these "remembrances" can lead to healing. [3] His "explanation," if you can call it that, is below.
"The recollection of infantile memories and the reproduction of archetypal ways of psychic behaviour can create a wider horizon and a greater extension of consciousness on condition that one succeeds in assimilating and integrating in the conscious mind the lost and regained contents."[4]
Amidst the blatant racism and eurocentrism, Jung said a few interesting things about archetypes, but not really. He really had no clue what they were or where they came from. He also, apparently, thought of himself as the "aryan christ," if you can believe that.[5] I don't know. Apparently, according to the mod of r/Jung[6], Jung has been accused of being a " cultist sex maniac who deluded himself and many others with god-like pretensions? He was a Nazi sympathizer and admirer of Hitler." I can certainly the racism part, and I'm curious about the rest, but I don't know. Two books here I'm gonna be looking are are by psychological historian Richard Noll entitled "The Jung Cult, and "The Aryan Christ." All I really know for myself is that, IMHO, Jung didn't understand archetypes or religion, and we was definitely racist. You see that clearly in his book "Man and his symbols.?
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On symbols and archetypes
Archetypes are symbolic representation of instincts and "urges"
Here I must clarify the relation between instincts and archetypes: What we properly call instincts are physiological urges, and are perceived by the senses. But at the same time, they also manifest themselves in fantasies and often reveal their presence only by symbolic images. These manifestations are what I call the archetypes. They are without known origin and they reproduce themselves in any time or in any part of the world -- even where transmission by direct descent or ''cross fertilization through migration must be ruled out. [7]
On the current state of the planet, and the vacuity of religion and philosophy
Man today is painfully aware of the fact that neither his great religions nor his various philosophies seem to provide him with those powerful animating ideas that would give him the security he needs in face of the present condition of the world.[8]
On alcoholism and the curative power of Connection Experience
“here and there, once in a while, alcoholics have had what are called vital spiritual experiences. To me these occurrences are phenomena. They appear to be in the nature of huge emotional displacements and rearrangements. Ideas, emotions, and attitudes which were once the guiding forces of the lives of these men are suddenly cast to one side, and a completely new set of conceptions and motives begin to dominate them” C. G. Jung [9]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Jung, Carl G. Man and His Symbols. New York: Anchor Press Double Day, 1964. p. 99.
- ↑ Jung, Carl G. Man and His Symbols. New York: Anchor Press Double Day, 1964. p. 38.
- ↑ Jung, Carl G. Man and His Symbols. New York: Anchor Press Double Day, 1964. p. 99
- ↑ Jung, Carl G. Man and His Symbols. New York: Anchor Press Double Day, 1964. p. 99
- ↑ Tyrell, Ivan, and Richard Noll. “The Mysterious Jung: His Cult, the Lies He Told, and the Occult.” The Therapist, n.d. https://archive.ph/Qrn2c#selection-1579.0-1579.63.
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Jung/comments/9e4egw/the_cult_of_jung/
- ↑ Jung, Carl G. Man and His Symbols. New York: Anchor Press Double Day, 1964. p. 69.
- ↑ Jung, Carl G. Man and His Symbols. New York: Anchor Press Double Day, 1964. p. 99
- ↑ Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism, 4th ed. (Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc., 2001).